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WebBroker on Android and Raspberry Pi 3

I covered this previously in a few webinars and presentations, but never published the source code for WebBroker on Android. To be honest I hadn’t tested it with C++Builder before, but I completely expected it to work, and it did. I also updated the tests on Emteria.OS (FKA RTAndroid) and it also works there.

The process of porting a Delphi or C++Builder WebBroker project to Android is pretty straight forward, but I’m publishing the code anyway. You create a Windows FMX WebBroker project, then copy all the code into a regular FireMonkey project. You will need to copy a few files from the RTL folder locally so you can reference them since they aren’t included in the Android package.

  • Web.WebReq.pas
  • Web.WebBroker.pas
  • Web.WebConst.pas
  • IdHTTPWebBrokerBridge.pas
  • IdCompilerDefines.inc
  • For C++Builder you also need
    • Web.WebReq.hpp
    • Web.WebBroker.hpp
    • Web.WebConst.hpp
    • IdHTTPWebBrokerBridge.hpp

Here are the links for the Delphi and C++Builder projects. They were built and tested in with 10.3.1 Rio. I also compiled some updated details on how to build the project and how to install and test on Emteria.OS.

I mention this in the slide deck, but officially WebBroker isn’t supported on Android. I tested it, and it seems to work, but if you run into an instance where it doesn’t work as expected, then you are on your own. Please don’t contact support and tell them I said it should work. Thanks!

Previous webinars:

Delphi and C++Builder on Raspberry Pi and SBC

Slides

Revisiting Raspberry Pi, Android and the SBC

Slides

See also: Targeting Chrome OS with Delphi via Android and Linux

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Setting Android Settings

On the Android platform all the system wide settings that are accessible via the Settings app are also accessible to your app. You just need to add the uses permissionĀ WRITE_SETTINGS. Here is a simple Delphi XE5 example for changing the screen timeout.

First you need the following in your uses clause:

Androidapi.JNI.Provider, // JSettings_SystemClass
FMX.Helpers.Android; // SharedActivityContext

Here is the code to read and set the Screen Off Timeout:

function GetScreenOffTimeout: Integer;
begin
  Result := TJSettings_System.JavaClass.getInt(
    SharedActivityContext.getContentResolver,
    TJSettings_System.JavaClass.SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT,
    15000);  // 15 seconds is default is not found
end;

function SetScreenOffTimeout(ATimeOut: Integer): Boolean;
begin
  Result := TJSettings_System.JavaClass.putInt(
    SharedActivityContext.getContentResolver,
    TJSettings_System.JavaClass.SCREEN_OFF_TIMEOUT,
    ATimeOut);
end;

In the GetScreenOffTimeout we pass a default value to use if none is found. I passed in 15000, which is 15 seconds, or the smallest value for my phone. The largest value on my phone is 600000, which is 10 minutes. It appears you can set it to any value, even one that the settings app doesn’t explicitly list as an option.

There are lots of other settings available for your adjustment.

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Oh Yeah, the Ouya!

The Ouya is an Android powered game console / set-top box that you can pick up for $99. Not only is it a cheap game console, but it is also an affordable Android platform designed to drive big screen TVs. Easily turn a TV into a wall mounted dashboard or living picture frame.

Once the ADB driver is installed, You can develop for and deploy to it with Delphi XE5 just like any other Android device.

This video is from ourĀ Making the Connection: Programming Devices and Gadgets with RAD Studio webinar. Check out the on-demand replay and download the full source code too.

The Ouya has an SDK that goes beyond what I showed above. I’ll be revisiting it with more updates in the future.